A drummer is usually like the backbone.
Brody Armstrong

Age 10. I joined the school marching band as a drummer.
Adrian Belew

At this point, I think I would garner a lot of hate mail if I was now on the cover of Modern Drummer seeing as I'm not a modern drummer anymore.
Jason Schwartzman

Because Larry, by then, was a drummer, who would sort of get bored and tired, and rather stand up and blow kisses to people. So we needed the bass to sort of drive along.
Neil Innes

Buddy Rich was one of the most incredible technicians in the world, on this planet, but the only people he could really impress, who knew what he was doing was another musician or another drummer.
Dick Dale

But figuring out Saddam Hussein was one our greatest mysteries. He marched to his own drummer and frequently as this unfolded he made decisions which were sometimes inexplicable to us and sometimes didn't look very smart.
Brent Scowcroft

But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play.
Buddy Rich

But I've always liked to be the kind of drummer and musician who likes to go outside of what's expected of me, and I've always been able to do more than you necessarily hear with every band I've ever played in.
Matt Cameron

But primarily, the drummer's supposed to sit back there and swing the band.
Buddy Rich

But, I don't think any arranger should ever write a drum part for a drummer because if a drummer can't create his own Interpretation of the chart and he plays everything that's written, he becomes mechanical; he has no freedom.
Buddy Rich

Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I ever listened to, in some form, influenced my taste.
Buddy Rich

Generally, I end up being the one thrown against the wall, because Zach is the drummer. He's stronger than me.
Isaac Hanson

Hip Nip just sounds groovy. A drummer laid it on me.
Pat Morita

I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
Gary Cole

I am proud of Kirk. I think he drums to his own drummer in every way.
Lee Grant

I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.
Buddy Rich

I create my own lyrics. I have a great band. I have a drummer from East Berlin.
Nina Hagen

I have to give my family credit for putting up with the racket, because as some of you may know, its not the easiest thing in the world to live with a kid who's trying to become a rock and roll drummer.
Max Weinberg

I love the way Pharell is laying down great drum tracks. He is a great drummer.
Matt Cameron

I met the guys through a friend of a friend, and their former drummer had quit. I wasn't too familiar with the Chili Peppers before that, so I joined at the end of 88' and we finished recording Mother's Milk at the end of 89', next thing I know I'm in Spin with a sock.
Chad Smith